Surface projectile game



June 5, 1956 H. SCHNEIDER SURFACE PROJECTILE GAME Filed March v5.

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2 Claims. (Cl. 273-108) The invention relates to a toy requiring skill of the player. The toy consists of a rolling body such as an axle provided with wheels and at least one stick by means of which the rolling body may be moved forward and returned. Preferably the wheels of the rolling body consist of a non-sliding material such as rubber or they are covered at their periphery with such material similar to wheels provided with rubber tires. The stick consists of a smooth material such as artificial material or metal and is preferably elastic and slightly curved so that, if put upon the axle of the wheels it easily slides thereon as said axle has also a smooth surface. The toy according to the invention may be supplemented by one or a plurality of standing bodies and a net. The standing bodies are placed on the play-ground and serve as an end point or a goal through which the rolling body must be driven while the nets arranged at opposite sides of the standing bodies serve for catching the rolling body if deviating from its track.

The drawings show by way of example an embodiment of the toy according to the invention.

Fig. 1 shows the play-field or play-court with the appertaining objects in a plan view,

Fig. 2 shows a skittle in a side view,

Fig. 3 shows a side view of the stick and Fig. 4 is a side view of the entire play-eld with the erected gures in a smaller scale.

The rolling body consists of the axle 1 and the wheels 2 consisting of discs provided at the circumference with rubber tires and being attached to the axle 1. For driving this rolling body over a smooth or even play-field, slightly curved sticks 4 are used provided with handles 3 and having their ends bent over as shown at 5. The standing bodies having the shape of Skittles 6 are put on the play-field in any way and distance from each other to form an end point or a goal.

Laterally of the standing bodies, nets 7 are arranged fastened on standards 8, said nets being adapted to catch the rolling body when it rolls over the play-field beside the standing bodies 6.

The rolling body is driven by means of the stick 4, the convex side of which is put on the axle of the wheels United States Patent O 2,749,126 Patented June 5, 1956 ICC and pressed downwardly. The smooth stick then slides on the said axle which is also smooth while the nonsliding wheels stick to the play-field. The rolling body must be driven over the play-held and for instance between two erected skittles. When touching a standing body, the latter is knocked down and in this case the shoot is valued as a loss of points. Different rules of the game may be issued so that the toy has numerous possibilities for playing. Generally the rolling body is driven to and fro by two opposite standing players and must be run through the space between the standing bodies.

Having thus particularly described the nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed what I wish to have covered by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy comprising a rolling body including a thiny spring axle of relatively great length so as to be highly resilient, and two resilient rubber wheels mounted at opposite ends of said axle, and a spring wire having a handle at one end and being curved slightly upwardly toward the other end, said spring wire being engageable with said spring axle for rst bending said axle and compressing said wheels upon the ground when a pressure is exerted by said handle and through said wire upon said axle in a direction substantially vertically to the ground so as to build up a potential energy in said body and, when the pressure on said handle is increased, for bending said spring wire intermediate said handle and said axle and for thus increasing the curvature of said wire, whereby the direction of pressure upon said axle is changed to an oblique angle relative to the ground and said potential energy is converted into a rotary motion so as to propel said body suddenly in a forward direction.

2. A toy according to claim 1, further comprising standing bodies adapted to be placed on the ground and serving as a goal through which said rolling body is to be driven, said standing bodies being elongated and having comparatively small bases so that they will be easily knocked down if touched by said rolling body, and at least two nets mounted on standards to be positioned adjacent said standing bodies to catch said rolling body.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,102,986 Healey July 7, 1914 1,922,578 Fernandez Aug. 15, 1933 2,002,631 Fiondella May 28, 1935 2,321,371 Du Pont June 8, 1943 2,436,174 Myers Feb. 17, 1948 2,439,333 Berning et al Apr. 16, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS 150,938 Great Britain Sept. 16, 1920 

